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So-called Liar Flyer is a fine-feathered mimic (8)

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I believe the answer is:

lyrebird

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'mimic' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'so-called liar flyer' is the wordplay.
'so-called' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'flyer' becomes 'bird' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'liar' is a homophone of 'lyre'.
'lyre'+'bird'='LYREBIRD'

'is a fine-feathered' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for lyrebird that I've seen before include "Very long-tailed flier" , "Australian long-tailed avian" , "Australian native" , "Australian pheasant" , "mimic" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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